Here's another set of tour dates I've been meaning to post, though I mean I kind of like the retro sounds of David Vandervelde, but Blitzen Trapper I don't get at all. Anyone familiar with the Grateful Dead will find the music streaming on their MySpace instantly recognizable. I even tried to listen to the album a few times - it just doesn't do it for me. I can't say the same for Pitchfork though. Tickets are on sale for a show at Mercury Lounge on July 25th. Classic rock....

yeah, the blitzen trapper record is one of my favorites of the year. "wild mountain nation" has an "uncle john's band" feel to it for sure, but theres a lot more going on as well. just check out the video above - if the dead sounded like that you might all like the dead.

Blitzen Trapper is a band that could be good but instead chooses to be annoying. Just the kind of thing that the Pitchfork types cream their collective shorts over. "It almost sounds like music that people would dance to, but not so much that you would have to actually uncross your arms and wipe the shit-eating smirk off your face! Perfect!"

How can you not like Blitzen Trapper? Pitchfork demands you too! It's like Wilco: if Pitchfork didn't tell people to listen to them, no one will. Pitchfork likes Wilco, so all the hipsters became convinced that Wilco is the best band ever.

Why must everyone rip on the Dead? American Beauty and Workingmans Dead say you need to get your heads out of your asses, because if those albums didn't come around, all of your favorites might not sound as great as they do...

Why must everyone rip on the Dead? American Beauty and Workingmans Dead say you need to get your heads out of your asses, because if those albums didn't come around, all of your favorites might not sound as great as they do...

Why must everyone rip on the Dead? American Beauty and Workingmans Dead say you need to get your heads out of your asses, because if those albums didn't come around, all of your favorites might not sound as great as they do...

Why must everyone rip on the Dead? American Beauty and Workingmans Dead say you need to get your heads out of your asses, because if those albums didn't come around, all of your favorites might not sound as great as they do...

david vandervelde has been atrocious live both times i've seen him. it's just boring and lethargic, and sounds nowhere near as awesome as the record. if one is going to present the music differently live, at least do it better.